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Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

WHAT’S THE STORY?

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1. Revenue will not be collecting the water charges, the Finance Minister said today.

2. Ask.fm‘s new boss says he is heartbroken at the deaths of teen users.

3. The husband of Jill Meagher has spoken of his work to help end men’s violence against women – but is clear that he could never forgive her killer, Adrian Bayley.

4. Leo Varadkar has a plan to get us all taking out health insurance policies.

5. There were 200 new jobs announced in Wexford.

6. Gardaí and the Revenue Commissioners are taking action on petrol stretching.

7. Ireland has asked Facebook for data on 50 users.

Main pic: A court was told today that Ian Bailey’s life was destroyed by arrest over murder of Sophie Tuscan du Plantier.  [RTÉ News]

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